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Old 06-10-2004, 11:58 AM
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[color=#000000ost_uid0]I think Matt Ridley put it very well in his book [iost_uid0]Genome:[/iost_uid0]

"It would be absurd to argue that only Germans can understand the concept of taking pleasure at another's misfortune; and the rest of us, not having a word for [iost_uid0]Schadenfreude[/iost_uid0], find the concept entirely foreign. "

Interestingly enough, it was in a chapter about language being a genetically programmed instinct.

And yes. What be chitlins, Sab?[/colorost_uid0]
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